Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$70/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Company parties
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Free food & snacks
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Benefits/Perks
  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Retirement benefits
  • Employee referral incentives
  • Great small business work environment
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Additional perks!

Job Summary

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) cares for our patients within the scope of training and approved the agreement, as outlined by their governing board. Works collaboratively with other providers and staff to ensure efficient patient flow and a high level of patient satisfaction. This position works directly with a franchised business location. The specific job duties and benefits can vary between franchises.

Responsibilities

Perform complete, detailed, and accurate health histories, review patient records, develop comprehensive medical assessments, and order laboratory, radiological and diagnostic studies appropriate for complaint, race, sex, and physical condition of the patient

Formulate medical and nursing diagnoses and institute therapy or referrals of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, and other resources of the community or physician

Institute emergency measures and emergency treatment or appropriate stabilization measures in situations such as cardiac arrest, shock, hemorrhage, convulsions, poisoning, and allergic reactions

  • Interpret and analyze patient data to determine patient status, patient management and treatment
  • Provide instructions and guidance regarding health care and health care promotion to patients/family/ significant others
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

  • Excellent communicator with staff, patients, and family
  • Professional appearance and attitude
  • ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA Board Certified – (with 1 yr ER/UC experience preferred)
  • Active and current Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner licensure in the state of practice, DEA number, and state-controlled substance certificate, as required
  • Able to multi-task and work independently

Company Overview

American Family Care (AFC) is one of the largest primary and urgent care companies in the U.S., providing services seven days a week on a walk-in basis. Our state-of-the-art centers focus on the episodic treatment of acute illnesses and injuries, workers' compensation, and occupational medicine. Each location is equipped with an onsite lab and in-house x-ray capability. AFC is the parent company of AFC Franchising, LLC (AFCF).

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedical diagnosisEmergency stabilizationLaboratory interpretationRadiological interpretationPatient educationElectronic health recordsMulti-taskingCommunicationPrimary care

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Urgent Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$114k–$146kUrgent Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)43 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$120k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in New York25 active332 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 66% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNew York Physician Assistant listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment597 active listings, Nov 2026
Urgent Care hiring demand#3 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 29 days · 35% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 164 closed
New Urgent Care listings470 in the last 30 days271 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+7.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 41 employers
18
<$155k
9
$155k-175k
11
$175k-195k
8
$195k-215k
4
$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs
401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
45% this job
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

Clinical Director, Physician Assistant

Pine Park Health · San Francisco, California

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#3

Outpatient Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant/Associates

$172k-$229k
#4

Physician Assistant, Watsonville Family Medicine

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+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 30% of Urgent Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 323 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

American Family Care Buffalo Delaware Avenue logo

About American Family Care Buffalo Delaware Avenue

Medical Practices
Birmingham, Alabama
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Bonus based on performance
Company parties
Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Free food & snacks

Living in Buffalo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,421/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.